Ariel (Uranus' Moon) - (Important Facts) {Part-50}

OF THE 27 KNOWN MOONS OF URANUS, of which only five are large enough to have a spherical shape, Ariel is the brightest.

Ariel

Formed form the material in orbit around Uranus, quite possibly as the result of the impact that tipped the planet onto its side , the moon is differentiated. Approximately 64% of its mass is a rocky core, with ice accounting for the rest.
The moon's fissured surface reveals evidence of the relatively recent tidal heating of its core, but it is unlikely that it is currently warm enough for liquid water to exist under the surface.

Pics of Ariel